Benenden School

There are some famous girl’s schools in Britain. They are Cheltenham, Roedean, Benenden and Wycombe Abbey School. I'll introduce about Benenden School among these schools.

Benenden School
Benenden School is one of British's top school. It was founded in 1923 and it is located in the Kent countryside. And it has educated some 4,500 Beneden Seniors since 1923. Now, around 520 girls aged 11-18 go to the school. They come from a variety of backgrounds.

Education
This school has good education. The curriculum compose to students can pass GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education). And the school offers opportunities for students to understand their role in society. For that reason, students can learn many things. Most students can learn an instrument or take an extra subject.

A Level Subjects
Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Classical Civilisation, Computing, Critical Thinking, Design and Technology, Drama and Theatre Studies, Economics, English Language/Literature, English Literature, French, Geography, German, Government and Politics, Greek, History, History of Art, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Music, Physics, Religious Studies, Spanish

Subjects
Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, ICT, Design & Technology, Drama, English, English Literature, French, Geography, German, Greek, History, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Religious Studies, Science, Additional Science, Spanish

Boarding
This school has boardinghouses. All students of Benenden are boarders. There are six boarding houses for 11-16 year olds. The sixth form has their own Founders Sixth Form Centre, which is divided into four houses. The Centre has two large common lecture rooms, group rooms and computer rooms. There is a kitchen for ten students. The purpose of this is that Founders’ students learn how to manage their own time and to balance priorities.
The below picture is boardinghouse.









Clubs
Students can learn many things through the clubs besides study. They can learn photography, compose music, take up reeling, protect an eco-system, archery, windsurfing, how to juggle through the clubs. Also, clubs are musical ensembles, orchestras, drama, dance, sports, mathematics clubs to debating, literary, modern languages, classics and current events societies.

Sports
Also this school is prepared a lot of sports for students. For example, Aerobics, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Croquet, Dance, Hockey, Judo and Self Defence, Riding, Rounders, Tennis, Lacrosse, Scuba Diving, Volleyball and so on.

Reference
http://www.benenden.kent.sch.uk/Pages/Index.aspx

Universities in Britain

There are the most famous universities in the world, University of Oxford and University of Cambridge in Britain. These two universities were founded in the eleventh and thirteenth centuries respectively. These universities consist of University of Oxford and University of Cambridge and are called 'Oxbridge'. Because these two universities are related. University of Cambridge is assumed that the university was established by scholar who belongs to University of Oxford in 1209. Also these universities have many common features and have a long history of rivalry with each other. For example, it is a boat race competition. The boat race is very famous and is held between Club of University of Oxford and Club of University of Cambridge a annual spring at the Thames in London. I would like to introduce about Oxford and Cambridge.

University of Oxford
University of Oxford is located in England city of Oxford and is the oldest university in England. And the university is always top-level in the world university ranking. The university's foundation does not clear. Student has come from various countries to the university and Over a third comes from outside England. The university has turned out 47 nobelists, 25 prime ministers of England, 6 kings of England and more than 50 olympics medalists.
Regarding history of the university, this university developed rapidly since 1167. Because student was prohibited to study at University of Paris by Henry II.
Regarding education of the university, professors turn not only lecture but individual guidance.

University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge is located in England city of Cambridge and is the second oldest university in England and is the fourth oldest university in Europe. The university was founded in 1209. And the university has turned out 81 nobelists. This is consistently ranked in the world’s top five universities and the university’s graduates include 85 nobelists as of 2009. Many famous persons have graduated from the University. The most famous persons among alumnus of the University are Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Robert Darwin and John Maynard Keynes. They are famous people who greatly contributed to the revolution of the society.

References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge